أَبِهَجرٍ يُوَدِّعُ الأَجوارُ

أَم مَساءً أَم قَصرُ ذاكَ اِبتِكارُ

In the morning does my farewell bid the dwellings goodbye

Or in the evening, was that palace but a dream?

قَرَّبَتني إِلى قُريبَةَ عَيني

يَومَ ذي الشَري وَالهَوى المُستَعارُ

She brought me close to the apple of my eye

On a day of love and borrowed passion

وَوَداعي الصِبا وَقَلبٌ إِذا لَ

جَّ لِجُوجٌ فَما يَكادُ يُصار

And my farewell to youth and a heart that

When possessed by madness knows no sanity

فَثَنَائي عَلَيكِ خَيرُ ثَناءٍ

إِن تَقَرَّبتَ أَو نَأت بِكِ دارُ

So my praise of you is the best praise

Whether you come near or your home is distant

وَلِكِ الهَمُّ حَيثُ كُنتُ وَكُنتُم

وَإِلَيكِ الأَحلامُ وَالأَشعارُ

To you belongs my care wherever I was

And to you my dreams and poems

أَنتُمُ هَمُّنا وَكُبرُ مُنانا

وَأَحادِيثُنا وَإِن لَم تَزارُوا

You are our care and greatest favor

Our talks though you are not visited

وَأَرى اليَومَ ما نَأَيتِ طَويلاً

وَاللَيالي إِذا دَنَوتِ قِصارُ

And today I see what I've long missed

And the nights when they approach short